McCain Spreads The Love

As the mainstream media globetrots with Sen. Barack Obama (except for that one guy), the Sen. John McCain campaign put out a new ad starring…the mainstream media!

Well actually two ads. On McCain’s web site, he’s asking people to vote which version is their favorite. The ads are essentially the same — compilations of clips showing various degrees of media love for Obama, set to different love songs.

The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz writes, “Privately, though, McCain aides say they will be satisfied if the videos go viral, firing up supporters and donors, and that it isn’t clear any of this will find its way into a campaign ad.”

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